Heathrow, Amsterdam, Dubai

HOW CAN I MAKE THE MOST OF AN AIRPPORT LAYOVER? Quick access to a city center via public transport makes it easy to steal away for a few hours and take in some sights—and even a meal. Here are six airports we love, all with convenient luggage storage. LHR TRAVEL TIME HOW TO WHAT TO CITY DO IT TO DO CENTER 15 to 20 minutes Heathrow, London Minimun layover needed for two hours in the city center: 5 hours Heathrow A short ride on Express to the Tube gets Paddington you to Waterloo, ($57 round-­‐ where you can trip; trains walk alone the every 15 South Bank for minutes) views of Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the Shard’s glass spire. End with a tagliolini with clams at Gordon Ramsay’s Italian inspired Union Street Café. AMS 13 to 17 minutes Schipol, Amsterdam Minimum layover: 5 hours Netherlands Rembrandt’s Railways to Night Watch and Amsterdam other Dutch Centraal masterpieces are ($11 round-­‐
a quick ride trip; trains away via the every 7 to GVB train 16 minutes) system. From Centraal, take Tram 2 or 5 to the Rijksmuseum, which reopened last year after a 10-­‐year renovation DXB Dubai International layover: 6 hours 25 minutes Dubai metro An aquarium, Red Line to an ice rink, Burj 1,200 shops: Khalifa/Dub
there’s ai Mall plenty to ($2.50 keep you round-­‐trip; busy at the trains every Dubai Mall. 10 minutes; Next door no service the world’s Friday tallest mornings) building, the 2,716 ½-­‐foot Burj Khalifa, has a tour that whisks you to the 124th floor ($34 online; $109 at the door).